Pau vs Rodez betting preview: Even match expected

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 29.August
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade du Hameau (13966 seats)

Only the second game in the Ligue 2 for these teams and it's all to play for here at Stade du Hameau as Pau welcomes Rodez. Check out this preview!

Pau and Rodez should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Pau form and stats

There’s a good atmosphere here at Stade du Hameau after three straight home wins.

In their previous game, the manager D. Tholot led his Pau to a defeat in the Ligue 2 match away at Valenciennes. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stade du Hameau. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Gazelec Ajaccio (1-2).

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Pau have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found twelve matches with the results: Won four, drawn five and lost three.

Last season, Pau's league statistics were 13 wins, 9 draws and 3 losses, resulting in a 1st position in the National. Over these 25 matches they scored 43 goals and conceded 20. Playing at home last season Pau managed 8-4-1 (win-draw-lost) with 34 goals and 12 conceded.

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Rodez form and stats

Rodez won their last game, 1-0 versus Grenoble Foot 38 played at home. A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs Guingamp.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Rodez playing away and similar expectations, we found twelve relevant matches. Results were two Rodez wins, seven draws and three defeats.

Let's have a look at how Rodez performed last season in the Ligue 2: They landed a 16th position in the league table after playing out 8 victories, 8 draws and 12 defeats. In total they scored 31 and conceded 34 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 2 - drew 5 and lost 7 with 9/16 goals scored/conceded.

Head 2 Head

Pau-Rodez H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Pau four wins, Rodez six wins, zero draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

RodezA. Ouhafsa
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Pau missing players

Rodez missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Pau Rodez
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 1
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
1 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 1
3 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
2 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 5
4 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 3
2 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 3
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
7 0 0 Total Shots T S 0 0 5
4 0 0 Shots on Target S O 0 0 4
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 25%
Pau Last season Rodez
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 13   Played P   14 28
13 8   Won W   2 8
9 4   Drew D   5 8
3 1   Lost L   7 12
43 34   Scored S   9 31
20 12   Conceded C   16 34
80% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   79% 89%
64% 92%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   50% 71%
48% 62%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   36% 46%
24% 38%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   7% 11%
20% 31%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   7% 11%
44% 54%   BTTS BTTS   50% 61%
56% 46%   Clean Sheets C S   29% 21%
20% 0%   Failed to Score F T   43% 29%
 
4.5 5.9   Corners for (avg) C F   5.1 4.9
3.6 2.9   Corners against (avg) C A   4.6 4.3
2.2 2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.1 2.1
4 1   Red cards R C   1 4
 
233 136   Total Shots T S   108 235
102 60   Shots on Target S O   29 77
42% 57%   Goal Efficiency G E   31% 40%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Paris 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 3
2 Valenciennes 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
3 Sochaux 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
4 Amiens SC 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Châteauroux 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
6 Dunkerque 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
7 Niort 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
8 Rodez 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
9 Caen 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
10 Clermont 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
13 Ajaccio 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
14 Grenoble Foot 38 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
15 Guingamp 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
16 Nancy 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
17 Toulouse 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
18 Auxerre 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
19 Chambly 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0
20 Pau 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Pau 25 13 9 3 43 20 13 8 4 1 34 12 12 5 5 2 9 8 23 48
2 Dunkerque 25 14 5 6 42 26 13 6 4 3 25 17 12 8 1 3 17 9 16 47
3 Boulogne 25 14 4 7 32 17 12 8 2 2 18 8 13 6 2 5 14 9 15 46
4 Bourg-en-Bresse 25 11 9 5 38 30 13 6 6 1 21 11 12 5 3 4 17 19 8 42
5 Red Star 25 12 6 7 30 22 13 6 3 4 15 11 12 6 3 3 15 11 8 42
6 Avranches 24 13 3 8 30 26 12 9 1 2 19 9 12 4 2 6 11 17 4 42
7 Villefranche 25 10 11 4 34 24 13 7 4 2 21 11 12 3 7 2 13 13 10 41
8 Lyon Duchere 25 11 7 7 37 32 12 5 4 3 20 15 13 6 3 4 17 17 5 40
9 Creteil 25 9 8 8 33 27 13 5 4 4 17 13 12 4 4 4 16 14 6 35
10 Laval 25 9 8 8 26 24 13 6 3 4 14 9 12 3 5 4 12 15 2 35
11 Concarneau 25 8 7 10 21 25 12 4 4 4 12 10 13 4 3 6 9 15 -4 31
12 Cholet 25 7 7 11 32 40 12 5 4 3 14 14 13 2 3 8 18 26 -8 28
13 Quevilly Rouen 24 6 6 12 26 34 11 4 2 5 12 13 13 2 4 7 14 21 -8 24
14 Bastia-Borgo 23 5 9 9 22 32 11 5 1 5 15 17 12 0 8 4 7 15 -10 24
15 Le Puy F.43 Auvergne 25 6 5 14 27 40 12 2 4 6 12 18 13 4 1 8 15 22 -13 23
16 Beziers 25 5 8 12 26 43 12 4 3 5 14 16 13 1 5 7 12 27 -17 23
17 Gazelec Ajaccio 25 4 8 13 15 35 13 3 6 4 9 10 12 1 2 9 6 25 -20 19
18 Toulon 25 1 10 14 17 34 13 1 6 6 11 14 12 0 4 8 6 20 -17 13
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Lorient 28 17 3 8 45 25 14 9 1 4 22 12 14 8 2 4 23 13 20 54
2 Lens 28 15 8 5 39 24 14 9 3 2 19 9 14 6 5 3 20 15 15 53
3 Ajaccio 28 15 7 6 38 22 14 6 4 4 17 12 14 9 3 2 21 10 16 52
4 Troyes 28 16 3 9 34 25 14 8 1 5 20 17 14 8 2 4 14 8 9 51
5 Clermont 28 14 8 6 35 25 14 7 3 4 21 14 14 7 5 2 14 11 10 50
6 Le Havre 28 11 11 6 38 25 14 5 7 2 18 10 14 6 4 4 20 15 13 44
7 Valenciennes 28 11 9 8 24 20 14 7 5 2 14 7 14 4 4 6 10 13 4 42
8 Guingamp 28 10 9 9 40 33 14 5 6 3 20 14 14 5 3 6 20 19 7 39
9 Grenoble Foot 38 28 7 14 7 27 29 14 3 8 3 13 13 14 4 6 4 14 16 -2 35
10 Chambly 28 9 8 11 26 32 15 4 4 7 12 21 13 5 4 4 14 11 -6 35
11 Auxerre 28 8 10 10 31 30 14 5 7 2 19 12 14 3 3 8 12 18 1 34
12 Nancy 28 6 16 6 27 26 14 6 6 2 16 9 14 0 10 4 11 17 1 34
13 Caen 28 8 10 10 33 34 14 4 5 5 14 17 14 4 5 5 19 17 -1 34
14 Sochaux 28 8 10 10 28 30 14 6 5 3 17 11 14 2 5 7 11 19 -2 34
15 Châteauroux 28 9 7 12 22 38 14 3 4 7 11 23 14 6 3 5 11 15 -16 34
16 Rodez 28 8 8 12 31 34 14 6 3 5 22 18 14 2 5 7 9 16 -3 32
17 Paris 28 7 7 14 22 40 13 3 2 8 9 22 15 4 5 6 13 18 -18 28
18 Niort 28 6 8 14 30 41 14 4 5 5 16 16 14 2 3 9 14 25 -11 26
19 Le Mans 28 7 5 16 30 45 14 5 3 6 16 17 14 2 2 10 14 28 -15 26
20 Orleans 28 4 7 17 21 43 14 2 2 10 8 23 14 2 5 7 13 20 -22 19

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Paris 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 3
2 Valenciennes 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
3 Sochaux 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
4 Amiens SC 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Châteauroux 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
6 Dunkerque 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
7 Niort 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
8 Rodez 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
9 Caen 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
10 Clermont 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
13 Ajaccio 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
14 Grenoble Foot 38 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
15 Guingamp 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
16 Nancy 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
17 Toulouse 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
18 Auxerre 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
19 Chambly 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0
20 Pau 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0

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